Michael Jackson settles High Court case

BAK · 2008-11-24T00:12:46+00:00

Jackson settles High Court case BBC News Online Michael Jackson had been expected to arrive in the UK over the weekend Michael Jackson has made a settlement in principle in a legal dispute over claims he breached a music contract with an Arab sheikh. He had been due to travel to the UK to give evidence at the High Court. A spokesman said his legal team told him to postpone the trip as the parties had made an agreement in principle. The King of Bahrain's son, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, was suing Jackson for £4.7m, claiming he reneged on a music contract. Mr Jackson contested the claim, saying there was no valid agreement. The BBC's Matthew Shaw was told Mr Jackson was about to board a flight to the UK when he was told to postpone the trip. 'Personal relationship' Sheikh Abdulla said he paid all the singer's living, travel and other expenses until his departure from Bahrain in 2006, and advanced funds to retain legal and financial advisers. Mr Jackson claimed the payments were "gifts". The Thriller star was invited with his children and entourage to Bahrain, shortly after he was acquitted of child molestation charges in California. While there, the sheikh lavished money on him. Sheikh Abdulla also built a recording studio, which he believed would be used to record albums using material he had helped to write. Sheikh Abdulla and Michael Jackson formed a close friendship However Mr Jackson apparently pulled out of the deal in May 2006 after 11 months and has not seen the sheikh since. Now Sheikh Abdulla says he wants nothing more to do with him and is suing to get his money back. At the start of the hearing which began last week, Mr Jackson's lawyer, Robert Englehart QC, applied for the star to give his evidence by video link from Los Angeles because of concerns about his health. But the application was withdrawn after medical experts said Mr Jackson was fit enough to travel.

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Start date Nov 24, 2008

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